Friday, December 12, 2008

What is TWiNE?

TWiNE is Tapestry Weavers in New England, a group of tapestry weavers who meet 3 times a year in various locations around New England.

You don't have to live in New England to join us.

We organize workshops, retreats and exhibits.

Most recently: TWiNE 2008: A Contemporary Look at Tapestry, September 2008 at the Rivertree Center for the Arts in Kennebunk, ME.

This blog is a work in progress, but soon it will include photos of tapestries, links to TWiNE members' websites and blogs, lists of useful stuff like teachers and materials, announcements of exhibits and whatever else we get around to posting here.

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CONTACT TWiNE

tapestrynewengland@gmail.com

We are all volunteers so don't expect to hear back the same day!

WHAT IS TAPESTRY?

Tapestry is an ancient hand weaving technique using discontinuous wefts. Small areas are woven using different colors to make images or patterns, as in theUnicorn Tapestries, Navajo rugs or Turkish kilim rugs. Contemporary tapestry weavers use the same time consuming techniques in their work.

TWiNE History

TWiNE was formed in 1991 to support contemporary tapestry artists, and to preserve and promote the ancient art of tapestry.